Closed top car body



y o. c. D URYEA I 2,156,778

CLOSED TOP CAR BODY Filed Oct. 14, 1936 I5 Sheets-heet 1 May 2, 1939.

' o. c. DURYEA CLOSED TOP CAR BODY 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 14, 1936May 2, 0. c. DURYEA CLOSED TOP CAR BODY 5 Sheets-Shet 3 Filed Oct. 14,1936 Patented May 2, 1939 UNITED PATENT orric Application October 14,1936, Serial No. 105,488

This invention relates to. improvements in closed toprailway car bodiesand it consists, ofthe matters hereinafter described and morepartioularl-y pointed: out. in the appended. claims.

The closedvtop body with which the present invention ismore particularlyconcerned is one especially adapted for use as the body for a socalledrailway box can.

Qne of the objects of the present invention is toe'provide a. closed"top, sheet. metal body for a railway car, which. though light in weight,because of. the distribution of the. metal and coordination. of. theparts whereby a mutual. bracing effect is obtained, is strong and rigid.

Another object of the invention. isto provide abody. of thiskind. whichmay be produced at a low material and labor cost.

A.- further objectofthe invention isto provide atcar body of this kindincluding a pair of similar structural un-its,.eaohforming a side-andalongitudina-l half of' the roof and which units are so formed that theymay be readily fabricated and then shipped, without damage, to theplace: of assembly with associated end: structures Still anotherobjectof: the invention is to provide a can body of thiskind whereinthe-sheathing, for the side-is-formed-to providesuch stiffness for theside of the body as-to-eliminatethe necessity. of side posts. and togive. more interior width tdthe. body, without exceeding the allowableoutside width of the body.

Still a. further objectof the invention. is? to provide. a sheet metal.car bodyhaving. atnovel arrangement ofxpar-ts along the bottom portionof its sides, whereby itsrust-resisting qualities and strength areincreased. at that point. and whereby its. repair-free period of.usefulness is prolonged.

Again,,it is anob-ject of the. invention to. provide asimpleand. strongstructure at the eavesof the bodywhereby the side and" associated roofparts are rigidly connected together.

It is. also ai'urther object of the invention to provide. anovel'sheathing fortheside of the body, which buckling. resisting andwhich eliminates the. use of side posts.

Again, itlisanother objectof the invention to provide a novel ridgearrangement for the body which isnot only. tight and leakproof,.but isof such. simple. construction. that it can be easily assembled.

The. above mentioned? objects. of the invention, as. wellias otherstogether with the advantages thereof will more fully appear as I proceedwith my specification.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 isa View in side elevation of a closed top railway car bodyembodying therein the preferred form of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view 5 through a part of thecar body as taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3-1's a longitudinal horizontal sectional view through a part ofone side and one end of the body as taken on the line 3-3 of Fig, 1.

Fig. 4' is adetail vertical sectional View on an enlarged scale througha sill portion of the body as takenon the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is another detail vertical sectional view onan enlarged scalethrough the side plate por- .7, tioniof the body as taken on the line5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a further detail vertical sectional view also on an enlargedscale through the ridge portion of the car body roof as taken on theline 66 of Fig. 1.

Fig. '7 is a detail vertical sectional view on an enlarged scale,through one of the carlines and associated roof sheets ast'aken ontheline 'I'--! of Fig.2;

Fig. 8 is a detail longitudinal horizontal sectional view through a partof the body, on an enlarged scale as taken on theline 8--80f Fig; 2.

Fig. 9 Ba detail vertical longitudinal sectional view through a part ofthe body as taken on the line 5. -9" of Fig. 2.

The closed top railway car body of the kind described herein, is formedof four units,.namely a pair of long-itudinalunits each forming a sideandja longitudinal'half of the roof and a pair of end units, thesaidunits having meeting edges adapted to be connected together. Thepresent invention is more particularly concerned with the structureofthe unit forming one side and a longitudinal half of the roof,

Referring now in detail to that embodiment M of the inventionillustrated in the drawings, lfll iiindicate as a whole, one of a pairof longitudinal. units of the body and H indicates, as a Whole, one of a'pair of endunits'assooiated with the. longitudinal units to form thebody.

Each unit lllincludes a longitudinally extending sill member I2, alongitudinal side plate It and a longitudinal ridge member [4. The sillmember is made from a so-called bulb angle used in car buildingand'includes a vertical flange l5 and an inwardly extending tophorizontal flange IS. The side plate [3, as herein shown, is a Z'bar andincludesa horizontal Web ll,.an inner downwardly extendingverticalflange l8and an outer upwardly extending, inwardly curved flangeL9. The ridge member I4 is preferably an angle bar with a verticalflange 29 facing upwardly and a horizontal flange 2i facing outwardlyand slightly downwardly.

25 indicates, as a whole, the longitudinally spaced carlines of theunit, which extend downwardly and outwardly, from the ridge member I4,toward the side plate I3. As herein shown, each carline has an invertedchannel cross section and includes a top web 26 and downwardly andoutwardly extending side flanges 27-41 each having an out-turned margin28. This channel cross sectional shape makes it possible to use a lightgauge metal in the carline so that the weight is reduced to a minimumwithout sacrificing strength. The inner end of each carline is disposedunder the flange H of the associated ridge member and is secured theretoas will later appear. curve conforming to the curvature of the flange I9of the associated side plate. The web 26 of each carline stops short ofsaid plate flange while the flange margins 28-28 thereof are made asextensions 29 that overlap the inner face of the inner flange I8 of theplate and are secured thereto as will soon appear.

In the outer end of each carline is a rigidifying or bracing knee 35also of a channel-like cross section and including a web 3 I sideflanges 3232 and an end wall 33. The web 3| of the knee engages theinner face of the web of the carline. The end wall 33 extends from theweb toterminate as a flared out tail piece 34 engaged between the innerface of the side plate flange I8 and flange extension 29 of theassociated carline. The manner of fastening the tail piece of the kneeto the side plate and the manner of fastening the web 3| to the web ofthe carline will appear later.

Associated with the sill of each unit II! is a thick riser plate 35. Asshown herein, said riser plate is so disposed that its outer face isflush with that of the vertical flange I5 of the sill. One way by whichthe riser plate may be attached is to offset the bottom margin 35thereof at an inward and downward angle. When the edge of said margin isengaged on the horizontal flange of the sill I2 and the outer face ofthe riser plate is disposed in the plane of the outer face of the flangeI5 of the sill, this provides a groove in which a line of Weld 38 islaid to substantially fill said groove.

39 indicates as a whole, the side sheathing for the unit. As shownherein the sheathing comprises vertically disposed relatively thin metalsheets 40. Each sheet, except those on each side of the door opening, isformed along one margin to provide an inturned, right-angled stiffeningrib 4| including a flange 42. This rib is herein shown to be as deep asthe furring strips 43 for the lining 44 and the depth of said rib isless than the depth of the web ll of the side plate. That margin of eachsheet 40 opposite the stiffening rib is left straight and is made tooverlap the first mentioned margin of the next adjacent sheet and issecured thereto as by a line of rivets 45.

The bottom margin of each sheet 40 overlaps the outer face of the topmargin of the riser plate 35 while the stiffening rib 4i of said sheetterminates short of the top edge of the riser plate. To add rigidity tothe connection of the sheets with the riser plate, I provide an anglegusset plate 46 with one flange riveted to the rib 4| of the sheet andwith the other flange overlapping the inner face of the top margin ofthe riser plate 35. Rivets 41, extend through the bot- The outer end ofthe carline is made on a tom margin of the sheet, the top margin of theriser plate and the associated flange of the gusset plate. By means ofthis plate 45, a rigid connection is afforded between the sheet and theside sill through the riser plate. The riser plate, being relativelythick, withstands the corrosive effects of fluids used in cleaning thefloor of the car, of which the unit forms a part.

The top end of the sheet 40 extends into a position and is curved tooverlap the outer flange if) of the side plate to which said end of thesheet is attached by rivets 41 The top end of each stiffening rib is cutoff below the side plate. A bracket having vertical and horizontal legs48-49 is provided as a means attaching the side plate and the ribs 4|together. As herein shown, the vertical flange of the bracket is rivetedas at 50 to the top end of the rib and the horizontal leg 49 engages theouter face of the inner flange of the side plate. flange 49, the flangeI8 and a part of the tail piece 34 of the knee 38 to secure all of theseparts together. Also, a rivet 52 passes through the flanges 49 and I8,the tail pieces 34 and one of the extensions 29 of the carline. A thirdrivet 53 is employed to secure the other extension of the carline alongwith the tail piece 34 of the knee brace to the flange I8 of the sideplate. It is apparent that by reason of the structure described, theparts mentioned are rigidly secured to the side plate and are socoordinated as mutually to coact therewith to provide the stiffness andstrength required at this point without undue weight.

54-54 indicates the roof sheets of the units and which are of thinnerstock than that employed in the side sheets. These roof sheets havemarginal parts which overlap in the planes of the carlines as bestappears in Fig. '7 and rivets 55 pass through the said overlappingmarginal parts and through the web 26 of the carlines to secure themtogether.

The bottom outer ends of the roof sheets extend beyond the like end ofthe carlines and overlap the top ends of the side sheets as well as xthe top margin of the side plate flange I9, a line of rivets 55 securingthe parts together. Also rivets 51 are employed to extend through theouter end parts of the roof sheet and the web of the associated carlinealong with the web 3| of the associated knee brace.

The opposite end margin of the roof sheets are formed to follow theflanges of the ridge member I4 to act as a flashing to insure awatertight connection for the ridge.

When two completed units I0IG are in operative position upon a carunderframe, the flanges 29 of the two ridge members abut each other anda cap strip 58 is applied thereto and to the flashing margins of theroof sheets of the carlines of both units I0 together, splice bars 50are employed. These splice bars are of inverted channel cross sectionand fit within the like cross section of the abutting ends of theassociated carlines. The splice bars 60 include side flanges GI whichengage the inner faces of the A rivet 5| passes through the flanges 21of. the carlines and rivets 6-2 pass through the respective flanges. tosecure the parts rig-idly together.

Of course, each unit Ill has an opening therein The margins of the sidesheets adjacent the door openings are devoid of any stiffening rib butoverlap the outer face of theelement. 63 and are suitablysecuredthereto, At each end of the unit i i) isan end rib 64 of angle bar, withone flange 65 overlapping 'and secured to the associated end margin ofeach end sheet.

When two units Ill-Ill are mounted upon a car underframe, the otherflange of the corner rib 64 overlaps the associated margin of the ends Illl and are riveted thereto. Said ends carry upright furring strips 66to which the end lining is secured. In each corner, between the unitsand II is a corner furring strip 68 at which the linings 44-4 meet andto which they are suitably secured.

It is apparent that each unit It is a unitary structure, which when madeas described, is relatively light in weight, but is strong and rigid. Itcannot warp or twist out of shape either in the handling thereof as whenshipped from its place of manufacture to its place of assembly upon anunderframe, or when in use on the underframe of a railway car.

While in describing the invention I have referred in detail to the form,arrangement and construction of the various parts thereof, the same isto be considered only in the illustrative sense so that I do not wish tobe limited thereto except as may be specifically set forth in theappended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a railway car body, means providing a metallic body side sillincluding a vertical part and a horizontal part, a riser plate havingits outer face arranged in the plane of the outer face of the verticalpart of the sill and having its bottom margin bent inwardly so that itsbottom edge engages upon the horizontal part of the sill in a planespaced inwardly from the said face of said vertical part so as to definea groove, a line of weld in said groove to secure the riser plate to thesill member, and a metallic sheathing having a bottom margin overlappingthe top margin of the riser plate and secured thereto.

2. In a railway car'body, a side plate including a horizontal web, anupwardly directed outer flange and a downwardly directed inner flange, acarline having a part attached to a part of the side plate, a roof sheetsecured to the carline, and a side sheet, said roof sheet and side sheethaving overlapping parts arranged above the web and secured to the outerflange of the side plate.

3. In a railway car body, a side plate having a horizontal web, anupwardly extending outer flange and a downwardly extending inner flange,2. carline of inverted channel cross section. and including sideflanges, end portions of which are attached. to said inner flange of theside plate,

a roof sheet secured to the carline and a side sheet, said roof sheetand side sheet having overlapping parts secured to said outer flange ofthe side plate.

4. In a railway car, a side plate having inner and outer flanges, acarline of inverted channel cross section and including a web and sideflanges with outturned margins and which margins are attached to theinner flange of the side plate, a roof sheet secured to the carline, aside sheet, the

side. sheet and the roof sheet having overlapping parts securedtotheouter flange of the side plate, and a bracing knee between saidwebof the carline and said inner flange of the side plate.

In a railway car, a side plate having an upwardly extending outerflangeand a downwardly extending innerflange, a carline ofinvertedchannel cross section and including a web and side flanges, end portionsof which are attached to. the inner flange-of the-side plate, a roofsheet secured tothe carline, a side sheet, said roof sheet and' sidesheetshaving overlapping parts secured to said outer flange of the sideplate, and a bracing knee having a part engaged in and secured to theweb of the carline and having another part secured to said inner flangeof the side plate.

6. In a railway car body, a side plate having inner and outer flanges, acarline having a part' attached to said inner flange of the side plate,a roof sheet secured to the carline, a side sheet, said roof sheet andside sheet having overlapping parts secured to the outer flange of theside plate, a bracing knee between a portion of the carline and the saidinner flange of the side plate, and a bracing element connecting a partof the side sheet with said inner flange of the side plate.

' '7. In a railway car body, a side plate having a web and inner andouter flanges, a carline having a web and a part attached to said innerflange of the side plate, a roof sheet secured to the carline, a sidesheet, said roof sheet and side sheet having overlapping parts securedto the outer flange of the side plate, a bracing knee between the web ofthe carline and the said inner flange of the side plate, an inwardlyextending right angled stiffener member integral with the side sheet,and a bracing element secured to said stiffener member and to said innerflange of the side plate respectively.

8. A unitary structure providing one side and a longitudinal half of theroof of a car body, comprising means providing a side sill with anupstanding flange-like member thereon, a side plate, a ridge member,side sheets arranged side-byside, means providing a stiffening memberalong one margin of certain of the side sheets, with the margins ofadjacent sheets secured together in operative position, said side sheetshaving bottom and top margins overlapping and secured to said side plateand said upstanding flange-like member respectively, carlines extendingbetween and secured to the side plate and to the ridge memberrespectively, and roof sheets extending from said ridge member to andoverlapping the top margin of the side sheets and a part of the sideplate, the side margin of the roof sheets overlapping each other uponand being secured to the carlines.

9. A unitary structure providing one side and a longitudinal half of theroof of a car body, comprising means providing a side sill, a riserplate thereon, a side plate and a ridge member, carlines between andsecured to the side plate and ridge member respectively, side sheetsarranged side by side, means providing a stiifening member along onemargin of certain of the side sheets with the lateral margins ofadjacent side sheets secured together in operative relation, said sidesheets having bottom and top margins secured to said riser plate and tothe side plate respectively, and roof sheets extending from the ridgemember to and overlapping the top margin of the side sheets and a partof the side plate, and means for securing the stiffening member of theside sheets to the riser plate and to the side plate respectively,

the side margins of the roof sheets overlapping each other upon andsecured to the carlines.

10. A unitary structure providing one side and a longitudinal half ofthe roof of a car body, comprising means providing a side sill, a riserplate thereon, a side plate and a ridge member, carlines between andsecured to the side plate and to the ridge member respectively, sidesheets arranged side by side, means providing a stiffening member alongone margin of certain of the side sheets with the lateral margins ofadjacent side sheets secm'ed together in operative relation, saidcarlines, and a bracing member connecting an 10 end part of the carlineswith the side plate.

OTHO C. DURYEA.

